China has made no secret of its desire to develop a strong, homegrown auto industry.
Washington makes no secret of its desire to stem imports of low-cost Chinese textiles.
Just days earlier, the Bush Administration was emphasizing its desire to safeguard the patent system.
Iran has also expressed its desire to destroy Israel, and has sponsored terrorist activities against it.
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The regime in Pyongyang is evil, but it is mainly motivated by its desire to survive.
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To be sure, the Obama administration has demonstrated its desire to help disabled veterans.
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The board expressly stated its desire to get the rest of the nation to follow suit.
In its desire to learn from Japan's mistakes, the Fed risks making a different sort of mistake.
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The studio also declined to comment last week, citing its desire to respect the victims of the shootings.
Spotify has made no bones about its desire to make even the Apple iTunes model for digital music obsolete.
But the main reason for the government's decision to open the taps is its desire to plug its budget deficit.
The movie adds up, all right, but it fails signally in its desire to be more than the sum of its parts.
The bank says its desire to do more business with low-income borrowers has been thwarted by banking regulations that discourage high-risk lending.
National Grid has made no secret of its desire to expand into the rapidly deregulating US market, where it sees significant growth opportunities.
The CFF, in its desire to accelerate the discovery of new drugs, decided that Pfizer was a good place to invest its money.
But Floodgate operates in a way that matches the capital needs of a start-up and its desire to maintain control of its destiny.
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The extent to which the ruling party uses its advantages will depend on its desire to appear even-handed and on the odds of getting caught.
China has stated its desire to "internationalize" the yuan, increasing the currency's use for trade, investment, and perhaps even one day as a reserve.
The government is arguing that its decision is driven largely by its desire to keep within the budgetary limits imposed by the previous government.
Is the White House sticking its thumb in the eye of Europeans and other allies, even as it professes its desire to kiss and make up?
With its desire to clean up air pollution, China could consume as much natural gas as the entire European Union by 2035, according to the report.
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The TRF said it was a respectable group being tarred with the same brush as off-piste "hoodlums" over its desire to use unsurfaced Peak District lanes.
The club at the center of the row has also stated its desire to eradicate an issue that Abete says is damaging the image of Italian football.
Moreover, in poll after poll, the Israeli public expresses its patriotism and its desire to strengthen and preserve the Jewish, democratic character of the State of Israel.
Google has always said the Motorola acquisition was more about the value of the firm's patents rather than its desire to get into the mobile hardware business.
In addition to wanting its country to lead the world in this new technology, the government was motivated by its desire to create jobs for its citizens.
The Google spokesman said its updated privacy policy will make its privacy practices "easier to understand" and reflects its desire to create a "seamless experience" for signed-in users.
Hezbollah, in its strange alliance with General Michel Aoun, a Christian, has made no secret of its desire to overthrow the democratic and Western-backed government of Fouad Siniora.
Last November, the Welsh government announced its desire to create a new "super university" in south east Wales, combining the University of Wales Newport, Glamorgan University and Cardiff Metropolitan University.
The agency's goal is to stop every bad refund said spokesman Terry Lemons, but that has to be balanced with its desire to get refunds to taxpayers in a timely manner.
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